Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1887-07-15

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A Grand Surcess.
The 6rst public entertainment of the How
ard R;nes has come and gone, and is now a
thing of the past, hst the memory of it viii
long be ,herished BY the 400 or more of their
friends and admirers no assembled at Chapel
Poin, on Thursday Of last week to witness it,
as having been one OF The most delig htful and
successful public entertainments ever held with
in The limits OF Charles county. This is the
unanimous verdict Of AL ~ho " ere present on
the occasion. and warm words OF appreciation
and sincere congratulations have been SHOW.
cred upon the boys for their able management
of the affair, and many wishes have been ex
pressed for a repe tition Of that ora similar en-
tertainment in the near future. From an early
hour in the afterne on the boys began to srriv,
with tkeir friends, from every section OF tbt
csus,y ,and by half past six O'Clock the grounds
presented en- animated and festive scene, where
the boys in their bright blue uniforms and
brass buttons minaling freely With the gail,
attired ladies lent charming and ns'er to be
f,rgotten sttrsctiveness to the OCCASION
Promptly at 81 o'clock the call 10 arms was
sounded, when the boys fell into line and re
ceived some admoniiory obstruction from Capt.
Wilmer as to their duty in preserving order
and discipline while the grounds were under
their control and just here We will state that
they did their duty we'll and faithfully. Soon
after this the crowd began to pour into the
D ,viliou, ~ icb, uader the def and ready
hands of the command had been meiamorphosed
into . concert hall wtere the entertaiBment
was to take place. This became packed, and
soon standing room could scarcely be found.
Shortly after 81 O'Clock the curtain arose on
the frst play. .'Woodcoek's Little Game"
and from that time until the curtain finally fell.
at III O'Clock, tie audience was kept in con-
tinuous good hunor Of pleasant aniicips tons.
The FIRST play was rendered BY the follow ing
East:
Mr.. WooDcocK ........... Capt Wilmer.
LARKINs ....:..........L Lieut.. Boswell.
SwAHspswN......Private Stolestreet.
DAvID.............Serg Daley.
MRs. Cot. CARvER.. Miss Emily Hamilton
" LARKINs. Miss Belle Bro wner.
.' Understandable Louise Stone.
1t is impossible for rs 10 do justice to th-
lble manner in which the varisus parts were
rem ered by those " ho inpersonated the char
lcters, but that all did excellenily we'll ie gen
.rnlly conceded, far beyond the most sanRsine
.xpecta,ioss of those who had assembled to
xitness the play. As Mr.. Woodccek, Capt.
" liner, ~ss simply imnesse and carried the
audience By storm y hsnever be appeared on
he stage He entered fully and heartily int
he spirit Of the character and his rendition OF
i txceeded any thing heretofore seen on an
amateur stage. The ssne may also be said Of
Mss Emily Hamilton, Who. as Mr.. " sedcosksl
mo.her- in-lav, led that worthy Rentlsman q
life Of therns and useasiness until be Enslly
,ut aenefaled her in the last act. Her acting
sas full Of life and animation. and With Capt.
u:s-... 81 Asc;S.A The honors A Mrs lar. |
Tins, Miss Belle Bra sner represented q typica
woman of society and bore her character
throughout with . erace and esse unexcelled ::
nd as MRS. Woodceck, Miss Louise Stone
made charming ssa lovely bride, the cea-
ciousnses Of which position sas made plainly
pani.e.t. AZ Mr.. L.rkins, Lieut.. Boswell
made ~ excrllent ross Of the 6rst water whose
lesire il VAS 10 get all the women 10 love ~ith
i'm without his uIie's knowledge. He imper-
onated the character to life. AZ Swansdown,
.riva,s S,onestrse, ~ell represented = coa6d-
ng and unsuspectirg gestlemsn y bose wound
d feelings, how ever, when finally aroused
ould only b. satisfied With blood. As David,
sergeant Daley Vas David and nothing more
he play occupied about an hour and . half 10 |
Is rendition and was received with delightful
ppreciAtion BY The audience.
After about Is minutes in,ermission the cur
IAN arose for the second part of the perform
Ince-the cAntata Of the "Fairy Bridal" To |
his also too much praise cannot be given
From the time the curtain arose and disclosed
o view the eleven chsrmisg fairies grouped |
round, who. ~ the way. we're a. charming,
. lovely, as ETHEREAL, and As sweet IS aay
Aries ever dreamed Of By poet, until it fell,
be sudience we're n.hanted by the harmony
# the music and the bar mouy of the scene and
.bo~ ed their appreciation By frequent applause.
Under the able disectership OF Capt. Wilmer,
he music was rendered throughout the bonr
nd half it lasted without break or psuse,
md the sweet strains Of larneny flowed with
,ell-like notes from the clear threats Of the At
traetise and paily licked fairies and their
charming aad gifted queen like the soft sounds
II some heavenly hosanL . cent down to aid the
Jward Rifles to entertain their friends. The
,oIos, the duett., ii quartetts and til. etsruses
we're all rendered 10 q way that charmed those
listened, and the only regret was that it
Gould not GO on forever. Among those who
ook part ia the cantaia were Miss Emily Ham
lton - Titania, the queen; and Is various
siries were, Misses Jennie and Louise Stone,
Ethel and Ellie Chapman, Leila and Nina Mat
lhews, Clara jenkins, Mamie Roberts, Bale
Brawner, Phylie Stones rect, With Miss Mary
r. Boswell as pianist. Dr. Castleman, q
friend Of Captain Wilmer from Balii-
more. kindly assisted as Oberon, and bis
clear cultivated ieaer voice did much for the
success Of the music. Mr.. Richard HALEY. 81
W aship gton, IS Puck with his deep. nelodious
bass voice. was not behind him in this respect
wtiIe eur own Corporal Winfield HALEY came
out strong as the Storm King and filed the
ball with his deep rich not-s. Capt. Wilmer
nd OO0d nne